JP5136911B2 - Telephone device and display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone device having a function of recording a telephone in absence and a display method in the telephone device.

  Telephone devices have come to have various convenient functions. For example, a telephone device having a registration function capable of pre-registering a telephone number of a destination to be frequently called is generally used. In addition, a telephone device having a so-called number display function capable of acquiring a destination telephone number of an incoming call at the time of an incoming call has been generally used. If the telephone device has the registration function and the number display function, it is possible to easily know who the incoming call is from when the incoming call is received.

  For example, Patent Document 1 turns on an antenna tube at the time of an incoming call, and colors the antenna tube to be turned on when the incoming call destination telephone number is a registered number and when it is not a registered number. A mobile phone to change is disclosed. Further, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a telephone device that displays a name of a call destination when the call destination telephone number is registered at the time of the incoming call. In addition, the telephone device disclosed in Patent Document 2 can change the ringing tone at the time of an incoming call for each destination for an incoming call from a registered number.

  In addition, a telephone device having a so-called answering machine function for recording a telephone call received while the user is away has come to be generally used. Normally, information such as the number of messages recorded by the answering machine function is confirmed by displaying the information on an LCD (liquid crystal display) provided in the telephone device. However, many LCDs provided in telephone devices cannot display color, and information is displayed by characters. For this reason, it was difficult to confirm information quickly at a glance. Thus, for example, Patent Document 3 discloses a method for confirming the number of recorded messages by turning on a numeric button of a dial key of a push button type telephone device, that is, a so-called push phone type telephone device. In the method disclosed in Patent Document 3, for example, if the number of recorded messages is 5, the numeric buttons from “1” to “5” of the dial keys are lit, and the user is notified of the “number of messages”. That there are 5 cases.

JP-A-11-103334 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-112552 JP-A-8-317046

  However, in order to confirm who recorded each message, it was necessary to check the recorded messages one by one. For this reason, for example, even when it is known that an important call has been recorded, it is difficult to immediately know what number is recorded, and it takes time to play the message. It was.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a telephone device and a display method capable of quickly selecting a recorded message from an important party.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a telephone device according to the present invention includes a registration unit for registering a telephone number, and whether the destination telephone number of the incoming call is a telephone number registered in the registration unit for an incoming call that is absent A collation means for collating whether or not, a plurality of numeric buttons, a dial key for receiving an input of a telephone number, and a number registered in the registration means are collated from a destination obtained by the collation means An association means for associating an incoming call with one of the number buttons, and a lighting means for lighting each of the number buttons, wherein the lighting means is a number associated with the incoming call. The button is turned on.

  The display method according to the present invention includes a registration step of registering a telephone number, and a verification step of verifying whether the destination telephone number of the incoming call is a telephone number registered in the registration step with respect to an incoming call that is absent And an associating step of associating an incoming call from the call destination obtained in the collating step with the number registered in the registering step and one numeric button of a plurality of numeric buttons provided in the dial key; A lighting step for lighting each of the plurality of numeric buttons, wherein the lighting step lights a numeric button associated with the incoming call.

  The present invention makes it possible to quickly select a recording message from an important party.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the memory | storage in the prior number registration part of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the memory | storage in the memory | storage part of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the button of the dial key of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of lighting of the numerical button of the dial key of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the memory | storage in the prior number registration part of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the button of the dial key of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of lighting of the numerical button of the dial key of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the memory | storage in the prior number registration part of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the button of the dial key of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of lighting of the numerical button of the dial key of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of lighting of the numerical button of the dial key of the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing operation in the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing operation in the telephone apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Next, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration Example of Telephone Device 100>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The telephone device 100 according to the present embodiment includes an incoming call unit 101, a number acquisition unit 102, an LCD (liquid crystal display) 103, an advance number registration unit 104, a message recording unit 105, a recording unit 106, a dial key 107, , And is configured.

  The telephone device 100 according to the present embodiment has two modes, a normal mode and an answering machine mode. The normal mode is a so-called normal mode, and when a call is received, a ringing tone is sounded to inform the user that the call has been received. Also, the answering machine mode is a mode in which when a call is received, the destination is notified that the user is away by playing a message or the like, and a message from the destination is recorded. In the answering machine mode, when an incoming call is received, after a ringing tone is sounded for a predetermined time, the destination is informed that the user is away by playing a message, etc. You may make it record the message from.

  The incoming call unit 101 receives an incoming call signal from the outside. The number acquisition unit 102 acquires the destination telephone number of the incoming signal simultaneously with receiving the incoming signal. The LCD 103 displays a destination telephone number and the like. Here, it is assumed that the processing operation performed by the incoming call unit 101 and the number acquisition unit 102 is similar to the processing operation performed by a normal telephone device having a number display function.

  The prior number registration unit 104 stores a telephone number registered in advance. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a telephone number, a name, etc. can be registered and stored. In addition, the prior number registration unit 104 collates whether or not the destination telephone number acquired by the number acquisition unit 102 is in the telephone number registered in advance when an incoming call is received. That is, the prior number registration unit 104 is a registration unit that registers and stores a telephone number in advance, and is a verification unit that collates whether or not a destination telephone number exists in the stored telephone number.

  The message recording unit 105 gives an incoming call number as an identification number for identifying the incoming call when the incoming call is in the voice mail mode. When there is a message from the destination, the message from the destination is recorded. The recorded message is recorded so that it can be identified by the incoming call number. The message recording unit 105 sends to the recording unit 106 information about whether the incoming call number and a message were recorded when the call was received.

  The recording unit 106 associates the collation result by the prior number registration unit 104 with information such as the incoming call number sent from the message recording unit 105, and allocates and stores the numeric buttons of the dial key 107. That is, it functions as an associating means for associating information on whether or not the destination telephone number has been pre-registered, information on the incoming call number, information on whether or not the destination message has been recorded, and the numeric buttons of the dial key 107. At this time, the associated items may be stored, for example, in the form of a table as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the telephone number and name information may be obtained from the prior number registration unit 104, and the name may be stored.

  The dial key 107 has numeric buttons and symbol buttons used to dial a telephone number when a user makes a call. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it has ten number buttons indicating numbers from 0 to 9, and symbol buttons indicating * (asterisk) and # (number symbol).

  The dial key 107 includes lighting means such as an LED (light emitting diode) that lights a numeric button or the like. That is, the numeric buttons of the dial key 107 are turned on or blinked by LEDs or the like. At this time, the dial key 107 lights up based on information stored in the storage unit 106.

  For example, when answering machine data is stored in the storage unit 106 as shown in FIG. 3, the numeric button of the dial key 107 is turned on as shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the incoming number and the number of the numeric button of the dial key 107 are associated with each other. Since the number of incoming calls is 8, the number buttons from “1” to “8” are lit. The number buttons associated with incoming calls from registered numbers are lit in red, and the number buttons associated with incoming calls from unregistered numbers are lit in green. That is, the lighting color is changed between a numeric button associated with an incoming call from a registered number and a numeric button associated with an incoming call from an unregistered number. Also, the number buttons associated with the number where the message was recorded flash. In FIG. 5, the incoming call of the incoming call number 6 is assigned with a numeric button “6”, and is an incoming call from a registered number, and is a call reception in which a message is recorded. The number button flashes red.

  By doing so, the number of incoming calls can be known at a glance. In addition, it is possible to know at a glance what number of incoming calls is from a registered number. It is possible to know at a glance whether there is an incoming call from a relatively important partner. In addition, it is possible to know at a glance what number of incoming calls the message is recorded on. Therefore, it becomes possible to know what number of incoming messages is from the registered number. That is, it becomes possible to quickly select a recording message from a relatively important partner.

  Further, for example, when registering a telephone number or the like, the prior number registration unit 104 may register and store a color to be lit as shown in FIG. 6, for example. The prior number registration unit 104 may send the registered color information to the storage unit 105 at the time of an incoming call, and the dial key 107 may light a numeric button according to the registered color. By doing so, it becomes easier to understand who the incoming call is. Therefore, it is possible to know at a glance whether there is an incoming call from an important partner.

  The telephone device 100 according to the present embodiment displays the destination telephone number of the incoming call on the LCD when the number button that is lit in association with the incoming call is pressed. When a message is recorded for the incoming call, the message is reproduced. If the incoming call is from a registered number, the name is displayed instead of the telephone number. For example, when it is stored in the storage unit 106 as shown in FIG. 3 and the numeric button of the dial key 107 is lit as shown in FIG. 4, when the “6” button is pressed, the “F-tree G child” is displayed on the LCD. "Is displayed and the recorded message is played back.

  In this way, it is not necessary to check the recorded messages one by one in order to reproduce important messages. In other words, important messages can be played back quickly.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the storage unit 106 allocates numeric buttons of the dial key 107 only to registered numbers, that is, as shown in FIG. 8, only for incoming calls for registered numbers. The numeric buttons may be lit. In FIG. 8, the numeric button associated with the incoming call with the message recorded is lit in red, and the numeric button associated with the incoming call with no message recorded is lit in green. In this way, even when the number of incoming calls is large, incoming calls from important parties can be confirmed at a glance. Further, even when the number of incoming calls is large, it is possible to quickly reproduce messages from important parties.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, whether or not the message is a recorded incoming call is not distinguished by the color to light the button, for example, a numeric button associated with the incoming call with the recorded message flashes. In this way, it may be possible to distinguish whether the message is a recorded incoming call. By doing in this way, the color for lighting can be decreased. That is, for example, a single color LED may be prepared as an LED for lighting a button. Therefore, it is possible to quickly reproduce a message from an important partner while suppressing the cost.

  For example, when registering a telephone number or the like, the prior number registration unit 104 may register and store information on whether the registered number is important, as shown in FIG. Then, information on whether or not the registered number is important may also be sent to the storage unit 106 and stored in the storage unit 106 as shown in FIG. At this time, the dial key 106 may determine a lighting method based on information on whether or not this number is important. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the numeric buttons may be lit only for messages recorded when a call is received from an important number. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, an incoming call with a recorded message and an incoming call without a recorded message can be distinguished by changing the lighting color of the numeric buttons or by separately displaying lighting and flashing. You can do that. Also, as shown in FIG. 12, a number button is assigned to a registered number, for example, the color for lighting the number button corresponding to a message recorded when an incoming call from an important number is changed. Thus, it may be distinguished from messages from registered numbers that are not important. Also, at this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the number button associated with the incoming call in which the message is recorded blinks to distinguish the incoming call in which the message was recorded from the incoming call in which the message was not recorded. Can be done.

  By doing so, it becomes possible to make it quicker that there is an incoming call from an important partner. In addition, messages from important parties can be played back more quickly.

<Example of processing operation when telephone device 100 receives a call>
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a processing operation when the telephone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives an incoming call. First, the receiving unit 101 receives an incoming signal (S101). The number acquisition unit 102 acquires the destination telephone number at the same time as receiving the incoming signal (S102). Then, it is determined whether the telephone state is the normal mode or the answering machine mode (S103). If it is the normal mode (No in S104), the destination telephone number acquired by the number acquisition unit 102 is displayed on the LCD 103 (S105). In the normal mode, after step S105, processing operations similar to those of a normal telephone device are performed, such as ringing a ringing tone. The processing operation performed up to step S105 is the same processing operation as that of a normal telephone apparatus having a number display function.

  If it is the answering machine mode (S104, Yes), the destination telephone number acquired by the number acquisition unit 102 is sent to the prior number registration unit 104 (S106). The prior number registration unit 103 collates the transmitted destination telephone number with the telephone number registered in advance (S107). The prior number registration unit 104 sends the collation result and the destination telephone number to the recording unit 106 (S108). The result of this collation shows whether or not the destination telephone number is a number registered in the prior number registration unit 103.

  When the answering machine mode is selected (S104, Yes), simultaneously with steps S106 to S108, the line is closed, and the message recording unit 105 assigns an incoming call number for identifying the incoming call to this incoming call (S109). When there is a message from the destination (S110, Yes), the message recording unit 105 records the message (S111). Then, the message recording unit 105 sends the incoming number and information on whether or not the message has been recorded for the incoming call to the recording unit 106 (S112). It should be noted that the ringing sound may be sounded for a predetermined time before step S109 of the processing operation, and then a message indicating that the user is away may be transmitted.

  The recording unit 106 associates the information sent from the prior number registration unit 104 with the information sent from the message recording unit 105, and allocates and stores a numeric button of the dial key 107 (S113). Then, the assigned numeric button of the dial key 107 is turned on based on the information sent from the prior number registration unit 104 and the information sent from the message recording unit 105 (S114).

<Processing Operation when Telephone Device 100 Plays Recorded Message>
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a processing operation when the recorded message is reproduced by the telephone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In order to listen to the message, the numeric button of the dial key 107 corresponding to the message to be heard is pressed (S201). Information on pressing the numeric buttons of the dial key 107 is sent to the recording unit 106 (S202). The recording unit 106 displays on the LCD 103 the destination telephone number or the name of the destination assigned to the number button of the dial key 107 that has been pressed, and the incoming number assigned to the number button of the dial key 107 that has been pressed at the same time. The message is reproduced (S203).

  The processing operation in the above-described embodiment can be executed by hardware, software, or a combined configuration of both.

  When processing by software is executed, the program is loaded from a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing a program recording a processing sequence to a memory (RAM) in a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. The program can be read and executed, or the program can be installed and executed on a general-purpose computer capable of executing various processes.

  For example, the program can be recorded in advance on a hard disk or ROM as a recording medium. Alternatively, the program is stored on a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, an optical disk such as a CD (Compact Disc) or DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a magneto-optical disk such as an MO (Magneto Optical) disk. It is possible to store (record) temporarily or permanently.

  Such a removable recording medium can be provided as so-called package software.

  The program is installed on the computer from the above-described removable recording medium, transferred wirelessly from the download site to the computer, or transferred to the computer via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. On the other hand, the computer can receive the transferred program and install it on a recording medium such as a built-in hard disk.

  In addition to being executed in time series in accordance with the processing operations described in the above embodiment, the processing capability of the apparatus that executes the processing, or a configuration to execute in parallel or individually as necessary Is also possible.

  In addition, the system described in the above embodiment can be configured to have a logical set configuration of a plurality of devices or to mix the functions of each device.

  The present invention has been described above by the preferred embodiments of the present invention. While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof, various modifications and changes can be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims. is there.

  Further, the telephone device according to the present invention has message recording means for recording the incoming call when there is a message from the destination of the incoming call when there is a message from the destination of the incoming call, and the lighting means includes the incoming call The number button associated with the button may be lit based on whether a message has been recorded by the message recording means.

  Further, in the telephone device according to the present invention, the lighting unit includes a number button associated with an incoming call in which a message is recorded by the message recording unit, and a number associated with an incoming call in which a message is not recorded by the message recording unit. The buttons may be lit in different colors.

  In the telephone device according to the present invention, the lighting means blinks a numeric button associated with an incoming call for which a message has been recorded by the message recording means, and is associated with an incoming call for which no message has been recorded by the message recording means. You may make it turn on the number button.

  In the telephone device according to the present invention, the registration unit also registers information about whether the telephone number is important, the lighting unit displays a numeric button associated with the incoming call, and the incoming call is the registration unit. The light may be turned on based on whether the incoming call is from a telephone number registered as important.

  Further, in the telephone device according to the present invention, the registration unit also registers information on whether the telephone number is important, and the lighting unit uses the telephone number registered as important by the registration unit. The numeric buttons associated with the incoming call may blink, and the numeric buttons associated with incoming calls from telephone numbers that are not registered as important by the registration means may be lit.

  Further, in the telephone device according to the present invention, the registration unit also registers information on whether the telephone number is important, and the lighting unit uses the telephone number registered as important by the registration unit. The numeric buttons associated with incoming calls and the numeric buttons associated with incoming calls from telephone numbers that were not registered as important by the registration means may be lit in different colors.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Telephone apparatus 101 Incoming part 102 Number acquisition part 103 LCD
104 Pre-number registration unit 105 Message recording unit 106 Storage unit 107 Dial key

Claims (9)

A registration means for registering a telephone number;
Collation means for collating whether or not the incoming call destination telephone number is a telephone number registered in the registration means,
It has multiple numeric buttons, dial keys that accept phone numbers,
An associating means for associating an incoming call number representing the order of incoming calls in the answering machine mode with a collation result by the collating means, and associating the incoming call number with the numeric buttons corresponding to the digits of the incoming call number;
Lighting means for lighting each of the plurality of numeric buttons,
The telephone device characterized in that the lighting means lights a numeric button associated with the incoming call based on the collation result . The associating means, based on the collation result by the collating means, only when the incoming call destination telephone number in the answering machine mode is a telephone number registered in the registration means, 2. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein a number, the collation result, and the numeric button are associated with each other. When there is a message from the destination of the incoming call in response to an incoming call, the message recording means for recording the message,
The telephone device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the lighting unit lights a numeric button associated with the incoming call based on whether or not a message is recorded by the message recording unit. The lighting means lights a numeric button associated with an incoming call for which a message has been recorded by the message recording means and a numeric button associated with an incoming call for which a message has not been recorded by the message recording means in different colors. The telephone device according to claim 3 . The lighting means blinks a numeric button associated with an incoming call for which a message has been recorded by the message recording means, and lights up a numeric button associated with an incoming call for which no message has been recorded by the message recording means. The telephone device according to claim 3 . The registration means also registers information about whether the telephone number is important,
The lighting means lights a numeric button associated with the incoming call based on whether or not the incoming call is an incoming call from a telephone number registered as important by the registration means. The telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The registration means also registers information about whether the telephone number is important,
The lighting means blinks a numeric button associated with an incoming call from a telephone number registered as important by the registration means, and an incoming call from a telephone number not registered as important by the registration means The telephone device according to claim 4 , wherein a numeric button associated with is lit. The registration means also registers information about whether the telephone number is important,
The lighting means is associated with a number button associated with an incoming call from a telephone number registered as important by the registration means, and an incoming call from a telephone number not registered as important with the registration means. The telephone device according to claim 5 , wherein the number buttons are lit in different colors. A registration step for registering a phone number;
A matching step for checking whether the incoming call destination telephone number is a telephone number registered in the registration step for an incoming call that is out of service;
While associating the incoming number indicating the order of incoming calls in the answering machine mode with the verification result in the verification step, the incoming number and a number corresponding to the number of the incoming number among the number buttons provided on the dial key Associating with the numeric button;
A lighting step of lighting each of the plurality of numeric buttons,
In the lighting step, the number button associated with the incoming call is lit based on the collation result .

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